Application of olfactory tissue and its neural progenitors to schizophrenia and psychiatric research.
Application of olfactory tissue and its neural progenitors to schizophrenia and psychiatric research.
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DOI:
10.1097/yco.0000000000000327
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发表时间:
2017-05
影响因子:
6.9
通讯作者:
Ishizuka K
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作者:
Lavoie J;Sawa A;Ishizuka K
The goal of this review article is to introduce olfactory epithelium (OE)-derived cell/tissue models as a promising surrogate system to study the molecular mechanisms implicated in schizophrenia (SZ) and other neuropsychiatric disorders. Here we particularly focus the utility of their neural progenitors. Recent investigations of the pathophysiology of SZ using OE-derived tissue/cell models have provided insights about SZ-associated alterations in neurodevelopment, stress response, and gene/protein expression regulatory pathways. The OE retains the capacity for lifelong neurogenesis and regeneration, because of the presence of neural stem cells and progenitors. Thus, both mature neurons and neural progenitors can be obtained from the OE without the need for genetic reprogramming and related confounds. Furthermore, the OE is highly scalable resource in translational settings. Here we also demonstrate recent findings from research using OE-derived tissue/cell models in SZ and other brain disorders. In summary, we propose that the OE as a promising resource to study neural molecular and cellular signatures relevant to the pathology of SZ and other mental disorders.